Custom Firmware Installation - Qlogic SANbox 5600 Series Installation Manual

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Custom Firmware Installation

A custom firmware installation downloads the firmware image file from an FTP or
TFTP server to the switch, unpacks the image file, and resets the switch in
separate steps. This allows you to choose the type of switch reset and whether
the activation will be disruptive (Reset Switch command) or non-disruptive
(Hotreset command). The following example illustrates a custom firmware
installation with a non-disruptive activation.
1. Download the firmware image file from the workstation to the switch.
SANbox (admin) #> image fetch account_name ip_address filename
2. Display the list of firmware image files on the switch to confirm that the file
was loaded.
SANbox (admin) $>image list
3. Unpack the firmware image file to install the new firmware in flash memory.
SANbox (admin) $>image unpack filename
4. Wait for the unpack to complete.
image unpack command result: Passed
5. A message will prompt you to reset the switch to activate the firmware. Use
the Hotreset command to attempt a non-disruptive activation.
SANbox (admin) $>hotreset
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If your workstation has an FTP server, you can enter the Image Fetch
command:
If your workstation has a TFTP server, you can enter the Image TFTP
command to download the firmware image file.
SANbox (admin) #> image tftp ip_address filename
If your workstation has neither an FTP nor a TFTP server, open an
FTP session and enter FTP commands:
>ftp ip_address or switchname
user:images
password: images
ftp>bin
ftp>put filename
ftp>quit
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